Category Archives: music

A group of videos I’ve come across on Youtube that have been particularly enjoyable to dip into are selections from a series called Transatlantic Sessions, which brought together American and British Isles folk musicians and filmed them enjoying music together … Continue reading →

Here is a lovely performance by one of my very favorite bluegrass bands, The Nashville Bluegrass Band. This is “Gospel Plow”, from their wonderful album, To Be His Child. Mike Compton doesn’t usually sing lead, but here he does. Stuart … Continue reading →

Punch Brothers has a new album coming out next week. Not the easiest-to-listen-to material in the world but challenging, interesting and beautiful in many places. As mentioned earlier, I’ve been working on their website this week, picking up where the … Continue reading →

Here are a couple of neat resources if you don’t have a piano. Hear your part played on a “piano” at a nice easy pace. Hear your part sung by synthesizer (or, possibly, chipmunks) In some cases the tempo seems … Continue reading →

I’ve been hearing ripples of publicity about an album of duets between Alison Krauss and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin fame, Mom <wink>). Someone on another site posted a link to the official album website where you can hear the … Continue reading →

We attended a piano/violin concert this afternoon and I’m truly thankful for the opportunity — in our small town — to go and hear such accomplished musicians play their fingers off to a small crowd. It was a remarkable performance … Continue reading →

Last Saturday afternoon Sue Jean Park and Matt Mazzoni gave a wonderful concert. We are so blessed to have musicians of their calibre to listen to for free on a Saturday afternoon. I’m hoping I may be able to get … Continue reading →